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Shakespeare - it's not funny. No matter how they try to make Shakespeare funny, when it's meant to be funny it's not funny.

Julie Walters

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Julie Walters
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: February 22
Actor
Actress
Comedian
Film Actor
Stage Actor
Writer
Julia Mary Walters
Dame Julia Mary Walters
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